Zafar Iqbal

Assistant Professor

Education

  • MS in Nursing from Institute of Nursing DUHS Karachi
  • Master in Health Care Administration from Institute of Administrative Sciences University of the Punjab Lahore
  •   Post RN BSN Degree from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro
  •  One year Diploma in Community Health Nursing from Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre Karachi
  •  Three years Diploma in General Nursing from Islamic Mission Hospital (Indus Hospital) and School of Nursing Karachi
  • One Year Diploma in Operation Theatre from Shaikh Zayed Federal Post Graduate Medical Centre Lahore
  •  Three Month English Language Course from Domino English languages Centre Defense Karachi

Experience

  • Chief Nursing Superintendent Jinnah medical and Dental College Hospital 12/10/2014 to till date
  • Senior Lecturer Jinnah College of Nursing 10/11/2012
  • BSN Degree Program Coordinator Saida Waheed FMH College of Nursing Lahore 2/02/2008 to 15/09/2011
  • Senior Lecturer Saida Waheed FMH College of Nursing Lahore  2/02/2008 to 15/09/2011
  • Nursing Instructor  Tutor Holy family School of Nursing Karachi 4/05/2007 to 31/12/2007
  • Charge Nurse  Shift supervisor Islamic Mission Hospital Karachi 04/02/2002 to 15/03 2004
  • OT in charge Children Hospital Quetta 1999 to 2000

Research Focus

  • Health policy and management, communicable and non communicable infectious I am specifically interested to design the policy for the readmission rate of patients to decrease the burden and cost of hospitals. I want to design the intervention for effective post discharge care management and prevention from vector born disease in Pakistan. I am also interested to do research on vector born diseases (chikungunya, dengue and Malaria) and role of health policy to improve the public health

Keywords

  • health Policy, readmission rate, post discharge care management, chikungunya, dengue

Publications

  • Nursing Clinical Faculty Teaching Behavior and Nursing Students Learning VOL 01 ISSUE 02 APR-JUN 2017 Pakistan Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Lahore School Of Nursing the University Of Lahore Pakistan
  • Research paper Presentation at 43th Annual Symposium of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi on Topic “Management of Patient in Disaster
  • Paper presentation on 44th Annual Symposium of JPMC Karachi on Topic “Epidemic Challenges (Tuberculosis) and Role of Nurses”
  • Factors affecting nurse’s jobs satisfaction cross sectional comparative study in public and private hospital of Lahore (thesis)